ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2008 - 2009
| FALL SEMESTER | |
| August | |
| 11 | SGA Executive Board may return to campus |
| 12 | Seniors return to campus by 4 p.m. |
| 14 | Senior Leadership Workshop |
| 16 | New seminarians arrive; new seminarian orientation begins |
| 18 | Juniors, sophomores, and other returning students return to campus |
| 18 - 20 | Orientation, testing, and registration for all students |
| 21 | Opening day of classes; late registration |
| 24 | Deo Gratias in Baton Rouge |
| 27 | Final date for adding courses for credit; final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of "W" |
| September | |
| 1 | Labor Day/No classes |
| 12 - 14 | School-Wide Off-Campus Retreat / Classes end at 11 a.m. |
| 26 - 28 | Junior Class Retreat |
| October | |
| 4 | Deo Gratias in Saint Benedict |
| 10 | Final date for dropping courses with a grade of "W" |
| 13 - 17 | Mid-semester examinations |
| 20 - 21 | Mid-semester holiday / No classes |
| 22 | Mid-semester grades due in Registrar's office by 9 a.m. |
| 22 | Formation Workshop / No classes |
| 24 - 26 | Sophomore Class Retreat |
| November | |
| 14 | Syllabi, textbook requisitions, and teaching availability forms for spring semester due in Academic Dean's office |
| 14 - 16 | On Campus Weekend - Come and See Weekend |
| 19 | Pre-registration of seminarians for spring semester |
| 21 | End of third quarter -- absence and deficiency reports due in Academic Dean's office |
| 21 | Bonfire Day / Classes end at 11 a.m. |
| 25 - 28 | Thanksgiving Holidays / Holidays begin after Mass on Tuesday |
| December | |
| 1 | Last day for handing in major written assignments |
| 1 - 5 | Student opinion of teaching |
| 2 - 5 | Dead Week -- no tests, examinations, or major written assignments |
| 8 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception / No classes |
| 9 - 12 | Final examinations |
| 12 | End of fall semester |
| 15 | Final grades due in Registrar's office by 9 a.m. |
| SPRING SEMESTER | |
| January | |
| 12 | All seminarians arrive by 4 p.m. |
| 13 | Orientation, testing, and registration for all students |
| 14 | Day of Recollection / No classes |
| 15 | Opening day of classes; late registration |
| 19 | Martin Luther King Day / No classes |
| 21 | Final date for adding courses for credit; final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of "W" |
| 23 | Faculty Appreciation Dinner |
| February | |
| 6 - 8 | Freshman Class Retreat |
| 13 - 15 | Senior Class Retreat |
| 23 - 24 | Mardi Gras Holidays / No classes |
| 25 | Ash Wednesday /All seminarians due on campus by 4 p.m. for Ash Wednesday Liturgy |
| 26 - 28 | On Campus Weekend - "Come and See" Weekend for High School Seniors and College Transfers |
| 27 | Final date for dropping courses with a grade of "W" |
| March | |
| 1 | On Campus Weekend - "Come and See" Weekend for High School Seniors and College Transfers |
| 2 - 6 | Mid-semester examinations |
| 9 | Mid-semester holiday / No classes |
| 11 | Mid-semester grades due in Registrar's office by 9 a.m. |
| 19 | Saint Joseph Day / No classes |
| 20 | On Campus Workday / No classes |
| 21 | Abbey Youth Fest |
| April | |
| 3 - 5 | On Campus Weekend - Come and See Weekend |
| 9 - 10 | Annual Retreat / No classes |
| 13 - 15 | Easter Holidays / No classes |
| 17 | Alumni Homecoming / Classes end at 4 p.m. |
| 19 | Seminary Family Day |
| 21 - 24 | Student opinion of teaching begins |
| 27 | Student opinion of teaching continues |
| 27 | Last day for handing in major written assignments |
| 28 - 30 | Dead Week begins -- no tests, examinations, or major written assignments |
| 28 - 30 | Final examinations for graduating students |
| May | |
| 1 | Final examinations for graduating students |
| 4 | Dead Week continues -- no tests, examinations, or major written assignments |
| 4 | Final grades for graduating students due in Registrar's office by 9 a.m. |
| 5 - 8 | Final examinations for non-graduating students |
| 8 | 118th Commencement: End of the spring semester |
| 11 | Final grades for non-graduating students due in Registrar'soffice by 9 a.m. |